Problem with the raptor trade is that Both players are bad on both side really. Yes Bargnani score 17 a gam but his FG% is worst than paus and his D sucks anyway. Jose has a great 3 point% though but defense sucks. Really this is a trade pau for the sake of trading him. It could help but then again it could be disastrous

Problem with the raptor trade is that Both players are bad on both side really. Yes Bargnani score 17 a gam but his FG% is worst than paus and his D sucks anyway. Jose has a great 3 point% though but defense sucks. Really this is a trade pau for the sake of trading him. It could help but then again it could be disastrous

Bargnani is a better FIT in D'Antonis offense, than Pau. And he can shoot 3s. Calderon is also an awesome fit in a D'Antoni system.This should be a no-brainer, if Pau doesn't work out once Nash gets back.

Bargnani is a better FIT in D'Antonis offense, than Pau. And he can shoot 3s. Calderon is also an awesome fit in a D'Antoni system.This should be a no-brainer, if Pau doesn't work out once Nash gets back.

Oh dont get me wrong I could see this working very well I'm just saying theres also a decent chance of nothing changing and bargnani is just like pau. The whole he fits better holds some ground but if a player just cant score then he's no help.

Really if this is presented it would be smart to take. It would give us a legit pg to back up nash while not not really increasing payroll. We could buyout duhon or blake(keep morris for youth and small contract) . This also gets us a scorer.

Now an interesting question would be is jaminson starting if Bargnani is here or vise versa.

Oh dont get me wrong I could see this working very well I'm just saying theres also a decent chance of nothing changing and bargnani is just like pau. The whole he fits better holds some ground but if a player just cant score then he's no help.

Really if this is presented it would be smart to take. It would give us a legit pg to back up nash while not not really increasing payroll. We could buyout duhon or blake(keep morris for youth and small contract) . This also gets us a scorer.

Now an interesting question would be is jaminson starting if Bargnani is here or vise versa.

I'm not sure who would start. Probably Bargnani who is younger, but it wouldn't really matter too much i think.It all depends on how Pau play with Nash. If Pau play well with Nash we may be able to sign Calderon as FA this summer using the vets minimum and keep Pau. Duhon and Morris can be adequete as back-ups this season.

The Los Angeles Lakers, largely at the behest of general manager Mitch Kupchak, have rebuffed trade inquiries from at least two teams for Pau Gasol, according to sources with knowledge of the Lakers' thinking.

The Toronto Raptors and Minnesota Timberwolves have both recently tried to engage the Lakers in trade discussions for Gasol, sources told ESPN.com, but the Lakers continue to tell teams that call that they will not consider dealing the Spaniard until L.A. can fully assess its roster after the return of injured point guard Steve Nash.

Trade speculation involving Gasol nonetheless shows little sign of abating, even as the 32-year-old is being held out of the lineup to combat a worsening bout with knee tendinitis. That's likely because, as part of an ESPNLosAngeles.com story Tuesday that Gasol has not been shelved because a deal is imminent, ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave McMenamin also reported, according to sources, that Kupchak has advised Gasol's representatives the Lakers will have no choice but to start exploring possible trade scenarios if the former All-Star is unable to eventually adjust to D'Antoni's system.

Sources said Wednesday that, along with the strong support that Gasol continues to get publicly and behind Lakers doors from star guard Kobe Bryant, Kupchak has been adamant that L.A. should wait until Nash's return before making any further judgments about how the team's parts mesh. D'Antoni took the job Nov. 11, knowing he wouldn't have the benefit of training camp, when the Lakers made the third-fastest coaching change in NBA history by firing Mike Brown five games into the season.